(MENAFN- Morocco World News) On Tuesday, the government announced that Samia Benkirane, Head of Government Abdelilah Benkiran''s daughter, had obtained a position in the General Secretariat of the Government.
The announcement caused an uproar on social media, as many posters wondered whether Ms. Benkirane had received the job by her own merit or through her father''s influence. The website of the Party for Justice and Development (PDJ), Benkirane''s party, published an articleon Wednesday that defended the Benkiranes and denied that the Head of Government had any involvement in her appointment.The article explained that Ms. Benkirane participated in a recruiting competition on June 12 to work in the General Secretariat of the Government. A spokeswoman from human resources affirmed that the names of applicants were removed from their applications before the judges considered them, and that no reader was aware than Benkirane''s daughter had applied. On Tuesday, the announcement that Ms. Benkirane had received a public sector job created an uproar on Facebook as users speculated that she had only received the job due to the influence of her father and not on her own merit. Ms. Benkirane told the PDJ that, on the contrary, she faces ''discrimination'' when searching for jobs due to her association with her father, and cited her multiple graduate degrees in law as indicators that she received the job without help. Asserting her right as a Moroccan to hold public office, she stated: ''If you want me to not work in the private sector, deprive me of my citizenship and take away my Moroccan-ness.'' However, many Moroccans still believe that Ms. Benkirane''s father abused his power to help her obtain this position. As the two sides debate, writer Ridouane Erramdani defended Ms. Benkirane on Kifache.com: ''By this logic, since she is the daughter of the Head of Government, she should remain idle from work for her whole life, paying a price because her family name is Benkirane We have in front of us many possible cases of culpability regarding Benkirane, but in this case, as far as we can tell, his hands are clean. For those who say the contrary, if you are correct, show your truth.'' Please follow and like us: